Croatia 2–1 Ghana. This FIFA World Cup match was played on 27 June 2026. Croatia won.
Ghana vs Croatia Football Match – Live Updates and Stats – 2026/06/27
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Ghana
M
assist Mateo Kovačić
D
Derrick Luckassen 1-1
E
assist Ernest Nuamah
N
Nikola Vlašić 2-1
L
assist Luka Modrić
- 94' Yellow card — Kojo Peprah Oppong Ghana
- 88' 🔄 Substitution — Josko Gvardiol Croatia
- 88' 🔄 Substitution — Marco Pašalić Croatia
- 85' 🔄 Substitution — Caleb Yirenkyi Ghana
- 83' ⚽ Goal — Nikola Vlašić (Luka Modrić) Croatia
- 78' 🔄 Substitution — Mario Pašalić Croatia
- 76' 📺 VAR review Ghana
- 73' ⚽ Goal — Derrick Luckassen (Ernest Nuamah) Ghana
- 71' 🔄 Substitution — Brandon Thomas-Asante Ghana
- 71' 🔄 Substitution — Ernest Nuamah Ghana
- 68' Yellow card — Ivan Perišić Croatia
- 66' 🔄 Substitution — Igor Matanovic Croatia
- 45' 🔄 Substitution — Kojo Peprah Oppong Ghana
- 45' 🔄 Substitution — Abdul Fatawu Issahaku Ghana
- 31' ⚽ Goal — Petar Sučić (Mateo Kovačić) Croatia
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Croatia
Ghana
Starting XI
- 17 M Petar Sučić
- 13 M Nikola Vlašić
- 10 M Luka Modrić C
- 8 M Mateo Kovačić
- 3 D Marin Pongračić
- 6 D Josip Šutalo
- 2 D Josip Stanišić
- 14 F Ivan Perišić
- 16 M Martin Baturina
- 11 F Ante Budimir
- 1 G Dominik Livaković
Substitutes
- 20 F Igor Matanovic ↑
- 4 D Josko Gvardiol ↑
- 24 F Marco Pašalić ↑
- 15 M Mario Pašalić ↑
- 5 D Duje Ćaleta-Car
- 7 M Nikola Moro
- 9 M Andrej Kramarić
- 12 G Ivor Pandur
- 18 M Kristijan Jakić
- 19 M Toni Fruk
- 21 M Luka Sučić
- 22 D Luka Vuskovic
- 23 G Dominik Kotarski
- 25 D Martin Erlic
- 26 F Petar Musa
Starting XI
- 23 D Derrick Luckassen
- 26 D Marvin Senaya
- 22 F Kamal Deen Sulemana
- 14 D Gideon Mensah
- 5 M Thomas Partey
- 4 D Jonas Adjetey
- 15 M Elisha Owusu
- 8 M Kwasi Sibo
- 9 F Jordan Ayew C
- 16 G Benjamin Asare
- 11 F Antoine Semenyo
Substitutes
- 24 F Ernest Nuamah ↑
- 7 M Abdul Fatawu Issahaku ↑
- 10 F Brandon Thomas-Asante ↑
- 21 D Kojo Peprah Oppong ↑
- 3 D Caleb Yirenkyi ↑
- 1 G Lawrence Ati-Zigi
- 2 D Alidu Seidu
- 6 D Abdul Mumin
- 12 G Joseph Anang
- 13 F Christopher Bonsu Baah
- 17 D Abdul Rahman Baba
- 18 D Jerome Opoku
- 19 F Iñaki Williams
- 20 M Augustine Boakye
- 25 F Prince Kwabena Adu
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Croatia faced Ghana in the FIFA World Cup on Saturday, 27 June 2026 and the match finished 2–1. This page holds the final scoreline, goals, lineups and full match stats.
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When was Croatia vs Ghana played?
Kick-off was in the FIFA World Cup.
Where was Croatia vs Ghana played?
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What was the final score of Croatia vs Ghana?
Croatia 2 – 1 Ghana. Croatia won.
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